Anonymous India's anti-censorship protests hit 18 Indian cities

Demonstrations were also held in Chennai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Mysore, Manipal and Coimbatore, the group's blog showed.

Anonymous' India chapter had earlier defaced a number of websites of the Indian government and internet service providers (ISPs) after they blocked several file and link sharing sites.

Image:Members of a hacking group Anonymous India, wear Guy Fawkes masks as they protest against Indian government enacted laws that gives it power to censor different aspects of Internet usage, in Bangalore, India, Saturday, June 9, 2012.